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A Credibility Problem

Updated July 18, 2007 12:01 a.m. ET

Perhaps many in the profession have not noticed, but journalism has a credibility problem ("Redefining Journalism," by Scott Gant, editorial page, July 14). The "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," designed to establish a statutory "shield law" protecting journalists from having to divulge information such as the identity of a source, is certainly not going to help restore it. I, and a lot of other people, believe very little of what we read or hear from the media any more -- particularly if the source of information is not identified. If a journalist quotes anonymous sources,...